Steris dividend history

Steris's dividend was $2.46 a share in fiscal 2026, up 10.3% on the year before. That was 30.9% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2017, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $340M
Dividends (TTM): $247M
Returned to shareholders: 63%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $459M
Diluted share count: −0.5%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 2.6%; dividends 1.1% + buybacks 1.5% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 31%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 1.9%; of revenue
Sales & admin spending: 23.6%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 61 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Steris: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2017Mar 2017	2018Mar 2018	2019Mar 2019	2020Mar 2020	2021Mar 2021	2022Mar 2022	2023Mar 2023	2024Mar 2024	2025Mar 2025	2026Mar 2026	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$1.09	$1.21	$1.33	$1.45	$1.57	$1.69	$1.84	$2.03	$2.23	$2.46	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+11.0%	+9.9%	+9.0%	+8.3%	+7.6%	+8.9%	+10.3%	+9.9%	+10.3%	—
Dividends paid	93	103	113	123	134	163	183	201	220	242	247
Share buybacks	98	65	81	51	15	56	309	12	211	236	340
Dividends ÷ net income	84.7%	35.4%	37.0%	30.2%	33.7%	66.9%	171.4%	53.0%	35.8%	30.9%	30.7%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	37.1%	35.2%	32.2%	32.7%	29.7%	41.1%	46.5%	32.7%	28.3%	24.9%	26.7%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Steris's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Steris.